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4:1
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我又看、日光之下所行的一切欺壓︰看哪，受欺壓的流淚，無人安慰！欺壓他們的、手里有勢力，也無人安慰！
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So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
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4:2
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故此我祝賀那已死了的死人，勝過那還活著的活人﹔
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Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
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4:3
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我并且以為、那未曾生的、就是那未曾經驗過日光之下所發生的壞事的、比這兩種人還好。
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Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
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4:4
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我又看一切勞碌和各樣工作上的技巧都是人對鄰舍羨慕之表現︰這也是虛空，也是捕風。
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Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
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4:5
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愚頑人抱著手，吃自己的肉。
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The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
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4:6
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滿了一把、安安靜靜地享受，勝過滿了兩捧，而勞碌，而捕風。
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Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
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4:7
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我又看日光之下有一件虛空的事︰
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Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
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4:8
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有人孤單無二︰沒有兒子也沒有弟兄，他的一切勞碌永無了結，他的眼目也從未以財富為足，以玫他從未自問︰我勞勞碌碌、薄于自奉，而不享樂，到底為的是誰？這也是虛空，是極吃力的勞苦。
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There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
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4:9
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兩個人總比一個人好，因為二人勞碌，同得美好的果效。
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Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
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4:10
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因為他們若跌倒了，這一人可以把他的同伴扶起來﹔若是這一人跌倒，沒有別人把他扶起來，這人就有禍了。
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For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
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4:11
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再者，若有二人同睡，他們就都暖和﹔一人獨睡，怎能暖和呢？
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Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
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4:12
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誰有人能攻勝孤身一人，若有二人，便能敵擋他。三股合成的繩子不容易折斷。
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And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
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4:13
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窮乏而有智慧的少年人勝過年老而愚頑的王。這人即使是從監牢中（有古卷作︰從叛徒之家）出來作王，或者在國中雖則生來窮乏，還是不曉得納諫。
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Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
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4:14
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For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
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4:15
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我看見日光之下一切走來走去的活人、連同那位居第二位的少年，就是那要起來代替舊王的，
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I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.
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4:16
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所有的人民、他所治理的眾人、都數不了，但在他以后的人也不喜歡他。這也是虛空，也是捕風。
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There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
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